{"id":85850540,"date":"2013-09-27T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/guide-to-travel-photography-3-the-dos\/"},"modified":"2021-12-29T09:00:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T09:00:48","slug":"guide-to-travel-photography-the-dos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/guide-to-travel-photography-the-dos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Positive Guide to Travel Photography: Here Are Some of The “Dos”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In our previous travel photography posts, we’ve spoken at length about the various “don\u2019ts” in travel photography, or rather, photography in general. This time around, we felt it was necessary to focus on some positives, with some of the more necessary “dos” that will help you advance your own photography. So, get your cameras ready and your bags packed – it’s time to learn how to hone your skills as a travel photographer!<\/div>\n
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Read, Watch, Copy, and Absorb<\/h2>\n

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If photography is something you find yourself quite serious about, continuously surrounding yourself with it is one of the best ways to grow with your work. Follow blogs, read magazines, watch tutorials, copy photography styles that interest you, and no matter what, continue to absorb and to learn. Use your creative skills to make a vision board full of the types of trips (and photos) you want to take, and make a list of the destinations of all the places you want to find cheap round trip flights<\/a> to. Writing down your goals and dreams and seeing them in front of you will motivate you to make them become a reality!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Do Learn the Technical (But Don\u2019t Let It Overwhelm You)<\/h2>\n

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So, you bought a brand new camera \u2013 you rip open the box with excitement, but then you abruptly stop and your heart sinks, because you see a beaucoup of strange buttons and an overstuffed manual that reads foreign to you. No worries, many people feel the same way when using new technical gadgets. The key is to not let yourself feel defeated \u2013 take one thing at a time. It\u2019s important to learn the settings and to master the device, but it takes time. A little breath of fresh air comes once you realize that you don\u2019t need to know each and every aspect to begin learning and honing your skills.<\/div>\n
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You may also enjoy: Memories Worth a Thousand Words: A Guide to the Basics of Travel Photography<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Practice, Even If You\u2019re Not Traveling<\/h2>\n

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Most of what we talk about throughout this series can be easily translated toward other types of photography \u2013 be it portraiture, fashion, or object photography. With that said, it\u2019s important to continue practicing \u2013 just because you may not be traveling, that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t cultivate your eye and advance as a photographer. So get out there and keep at it!<\/div>\n

Be Bold and Daring<\/h2>\n

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Just because an idea may seem ridiculous or if an editing technique sounds too out of this world, there\u2019s no harm in giving it a go. Don\u2019t be afraid to get creative! Try entirely new and foreign things. Go for that off-the-beaten-path angle or try out that weird editing concept, and why not break all of the rules you just spent loads of time learning? You may just learn something worthwhile along the way.<\/div>\n

Set Goals and Make a Plan<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s easy to find yourself becoming discouraged if something seems too difficult. Complacency and yielding to failure often go hand in hand with growth in a new career or technical hobby. But just like anything else, working slowly but diligently is the key. By setting goals — even little ones — you can control your pace so that you’ll find yourself moving forward step by step. Try writing down a plan, and creating baby steps along the way. Perhaps you want to master shading and dramatic light, which you can do by shooting in monochrome black and white. Or, if you need to master angles or rule of thirds, try practicing only upon those shooting styles.<\/div>\n
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Editor\u2019s note: You can learn more about Brandon Elijah Scott at\u00a0EyeAndPen.com<\/a>, where you can also see\u00a0examples of his travel photography<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In our previous travel photography posts, we’ve spoken at length about the various “don\u2019ts” in travel photography, or rather, photography in general. This time around, we felt it was necessary to focus on some positives, with some of the more necessary “dos” that will help you advance your own photography. So, get your cameras ready […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":617,"featured_media":97214245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,114,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85850540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interests","category-travel-photography","category-travel-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85850540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/617"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85850540"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85850540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97214445,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85850540\/revisions\/97214445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97214245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85850540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85850540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85850540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}